‘I’ve NEVER SEEN James Harden play this hard’ 👀 – Tim Legler on Clippers vs. Celtics | NBA Today

‘I’ve NEVER SEEN James Harden play this hard’ 👀 – Tim Legler on Clippers vs. Celtics | NBA Today

The Knicks they’ve been stacking up signature winds as Kendrick Perkins would say the heat they were the latest team to take an L in the garden unfortunately though Julius Randall he dislocated his shoulder late in that game and our Adrien wowski reports that there is optimism that this will be

Quote weeks and not months that Randall is out but hopefully Stephen A he’s feeling a little bit better than he was on Saturday if he is not okay you’re GNA see an entirely different Stephen A Smith on the air somebody that’s going to be incredibly depressed and mortified

At the thought of the New York Knicks continuing this season without him I don’t even want to think about it I’d rather y’all talk and just take it from here I just don’t even want to think about and is is that didn’t we just say before he got injured that the New York

Knicks have looked better than they’ve looked in years yes yeah this this this just can’t be happening yeah yeah perk you have been the Nick’s biggest supporter on this show can you can can you please give some hope some help to our colleague Stephen A hell yeah because the Knicks if he has

If he haven’t been watching which it seems like he haven’t it’s a plug and replace right Mitchell Robertson go down hardenstein hard thing step in and feel right on in he goes down all of a sudden hey the next man up mentality and Jaylen Bronson let me tell you this let me tell

You the important part about this this run that the Knicks about to go on not only has put the world on notice but with Julius Randall being out and we don’t know for how long jayen Jaylen Bronson is about to turn it up another level to the point where we’re going to

Have to mention this young man in the MVP conversation you could book it I’m saying it right now he’s going to turn it up so much that we’re going to have to mention him in the MVP conversation because look they only two games behind the second spot in the Eastern

Conference on top of that my apologies to ogan noobi okay I was not familiar with his offensive game I know he’s known as a Defender a guy that could stretch the floor and knock down threes a guy that could cut to the basket oh

But he got a bigger bag than what I have seen in the pass with the Raptors tib is letting this young man play the Knicks are going to go on the rise jayen Bronson is going to enter himself in the MVP conversation while Julius Randle is

Out you could book it with today’s it is I don’t even know I know it’s Monday but you can book it on this Monday youing it I love I love this prediction because I think actually you might see over the next nine games let’s say and that takes

Us through the All-Star break and that’s about three weeks and that that could be you know get Julius Randle back right after that when you got Boston and Philly back Tob back they got a nine game stretch here it’s not easy but you know you play good teams not great teams

And you got a couple of bottom feeders in there you’ve got really no title contenders unless you include LA and Dallas in that that might be a reach for some people but here’s the thing Jaylen Brunson has the type of game you might see Brunson join the 60o club while he’s

Out because that’s the extent to which he can control the game and it’s very difficult to get the ball out of his hands right he’s just he’s too strong he’s too on balance he’s got escapability he doesn’t get himself in tough spots on the floor if you talk

About a team running their offense through one guy while he’s out you’re looking at him also one more name I want to mention precious auua this would look like a throwin in this trade you’re going to heavy minutes out of precious atua and I think he’s going to be the

Type of guy that can give you some double doubles while Julius Randle is out see perk is look at perk I love so I love everybody I love everybody legs Where Have You Been Ryan when we just saw the the stretch though legs mentioned it he was very kind a couple

Of bottom fever feeders maybe not quite title contenders those really kind ways to put the stretch coming up here for the New York Knicks what do you need to see Brian the Knicks do to make it through this I don’t like shoulder injuries guys I know that he may have avoided needing

Surgery right now shoulder injuries especially dislocated shoulders bother players for months they reoccur and while the Knicks have shown a good ability to make up for Mitchell Robinson I think they’ve got to consider the trade market and one name they could call back the people that they just did

A deal with in the Toronto Raptors and ask about Bruce Brown Jr Bruce Brown Jr plays multiple positions he’s got Championship DNA champ ship experience plays hard knows defense as a tibs type of player the Knicks have eight tradable first round picks and a expiring contract and Evan forier who they could

Um maybe negotiate with there I wouldn’t say they have to make a deal but I would absolutely think that they would investigate the market not because they think randle’s going to be out for a huge stretch of time but just because of their depletion in the front court that

This team has the ability to make some noise in the postseason they should gear up for it one thing I want to say and I know I said a lot of positive stuff there perk and I don’t want to be the downer now but here’s the thing I want

To Echo what Wendy said and and this is important it’s his right shoulder and people might say well it’s his right shoulder why is that as big a deal and here’s why for a left-handed Power Player when he’s going to be in the lane in the in the in the post the defender

Is going to be on the right side of his body because that’s how he’s going to position himself so the ball’s on this side so that means the chop down action is going to come across his body so when he’s going up with two hands in the

Paint or at The Rim after a jump stop most of the reaching and the contact is coming across his right arm as he’s going up that’s the kind of injury you worry about coming back from his shoulder is that Force coming down on your forearm go ahead

Perk and don’t rush it I had four shoulder surgeries right and I tore mine in the finals I tore mine during the season don’t rush the process you know make sure that you’re close to 100% as possible but in time I think this offseason he’s still going to have to

Have surgery to get it fixed cuz it could Linger on for the rest of his career well look for Josh Hart obviously to to have be back in that little big man role that he played on the Olympic team right this is this is Josh har I

Mean you’re not going to put on 45 pounds of muscle before the game here but he can get in there and rebound I know Brian you brought out Bruce brown but like Josh Hart is already on the team and he’s already got that physicality I think that’s what they

Miss the most is the physicality because they’ve been flat out beating people up physically and Randall is at the center of that so when when you don’t have him for an extended length of time it changes but I don’t think they’re going to stop being a phys and again we just

Reporting it’s going to be weeks and not months and that is a sigh of relief for Nick allar break works for you right exactly Allstar break working in your favor the schedule working in your favor a little bit and then also the trade deadline being a week and a half away

They do have a little bit of time here to see if they want to Tinker make some Maneuvers we’re going Coast to Coast to catch you up on the NBA action this weekend we’re going to start with the Suns of the magic Devon Booker had 44 but only two in the fourth quarter

Orlando held the Suns offense to just 13 points total in that final period Tim why can’t Phoenix score in the four well here’s my bigger question Malika why are team why is a team that’s this loaded up at the top with three offensive players like that so relying on one guy right

Now like you look at Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant right what they combine for 24 points when I’m like when Booker gets 44 that’s not how this is supposed to go yeah and they lose two of his big scoring games I just wonder what the

Vibe is you know coming in today to the facility when two games now you’ve lost when Booker’s gone off and other guys have been kept in check right particularly because this is the team where you’re supposed to be hanging your hat on offense so this was a little bit

Of a surprise though as we move on to the Thunder and the Pistons OKC got bounced in an early Sunday tip off Jaylen Duran had a 2020 game Detroit had the lead for the entire second half we’ve talked about what the Thunder might need to do some tweaks do they

Need to add a big Ramona yeah they could use a tough guy inside somebody to help with rebounding I also think you know this is this is a classic schedule loss right here that day game it’s on the road against a bad team and we’re just

Trying to give Detroit a little bit of love a little bit so you know but Lions fans you really should be proud of your here all right the Timberwolves the Spurs Anthony Edwards threw down this big D oh my God but it wasn’t enough Victor reama pulled

Up the upset win and the Sham guy I think perk might be able to do that perk did you see this oh what come on yeah I can’t do it they got the video circulating but look the temple W last five games has been they have been very

Disappointing like losing to the Spurs and the Hornet I’m looking at a team that that is playing for themselves selfish basketball they need to get back to their identity and that’s un uh that’s a gender-free basketball on both ends of the floor well then on Saturday

The Clippers they had a dominant win in Boston it was just the second home loss of the season for the Celtics kawhai led the Clippers with 26 points but this one it was about the defense they held Boston to 96 points it’s tied for their lowest scoring game of the season here’s

Head coach tyou after to the game would you think this is your best defensive team since the weight Celtics um we got a long ways to go I mean but we have the potential like you said the potential to be you know really good you know and I think we can get to

That point where we we are a really elite elite you know defensive team all right Tim so show us what tyou was talking about here yeah look they’re so impressive and they’re and right now I think playing at the highest level they have and this is a team in Bost

That’s got so much versatility and the ways they can attack you let let’s take a look at some of the things that Clippers are doing and the first thing they were doing I can’t recall seeing a game this year in which so many players fought over screens this far out in the

Perimeter and that’s what it takes you got to get into his body and when Jason Tatum comes around this you’re taking away all airspace you don’t see that a lot in the NBA anymore that far out on the floor but that’s a great effort by Terence man you’re also going to rely

Obviously on getting your help from your big guy and that’s exactly what Plumley does he makes sure Tatum doesn’t walk into a three on this comes off next you know this a pick and pop situation this is a Horford Sweet Spot well the key is

The weak side guy has to be moving while the ball is in the air look at Kawhi Leonard he is in a dead Sprint as the ball is coming to Al Horford because he’s going to make sure I am going to make Al Horford put this basketball back

Down on the floor he’s not going to get a catch and shoot three and then I’m going to rely on help plumbley gets back into the play and then here’s a key I don’t think I’ve seen James Harden play this hard defensively in a game in his

Career yeah this is a dead Sprint to the opposite corner to make sure that this three-point shot is taken away Drive In get C caught up in the air why because plumley’s back here with high hands Horford wanted to make this pass to the Baseline Drew holiday can’t do it gets

Hung up in the air and then Kawhi Leonard back into the plays the guy that ends up with the steal that is textbook helping recover defense and this is what it leads to you get out in the open floor Paul George loves getting too easy ones take a look at another possession

And this is Elite level you could do a an instructional video on this defensively Derek white looks like he’s headed in this direction so Paul George this is just effort his shoulders are facing this way way because that’s where the screen is coming from Derek white switches up and comes downhill this way

Watch what the way that Paul George turns his shoulders and chases and pursues the basketball and then plumbley there to help him on the penetration that’s just sheer effort a lot of guys would have given up when you get crossed up like that now you get down here

Downhill you got everybody lined up to help you at the foul line now take a look at what happens once this ball is passed so I talking about James Harden wait is this James Harden is that James Harden closing out that hard and then James Harden sliding with the basketball

Not getting beat off the dribble the last component of this I want you to watch Terence man cuz he not only comes to help he gets vertical he gets in the air but watch what he does after he lands lands here comes a swing pass to

Jaylen Brown take a look at Terence man he is on a dead Sprint from under the rim trying to get out here to Derek white and now you got Paul George locking up in a one-on-one situation and the final part of this you’ve got two players two players stunt and recover

Both guys get back back to theirs and you’re going to end up with Jaylen Brown picking up his dribble at the elbow High Hands by Paul George doesn’t give anything good this is where the video keeps freezing all morning when I’ve been doing it but he’s going to miss

This shot Harden gets a defensive rebound to finish literally an elite level defensive possession you can’t do it any better than that and this is what the Clippers are doing they frustrated Boston the entire Game he

Kendrick Perkins, Brian Windhorst, Tim Legler and Ramona Shelburne join Malika Andrews on NBA Today to discuss Julius Randle’s shoulder injury, the weekend around the NBA and breakdown the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Boston Celtics.

0:00 Stephen A. Smith on the Knicks
1:05 Julius Randle injury reaction
6:45 NBA weekend recap
9:01 Clippers-Celtics reaction
10:00 Tim Legler Clippers-Celtics breakdown

✔️Subscribe to ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/youtube
✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn
✔️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE
✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN
✔️ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV